A History of Roman Coinage in Britain

A History of Roman Coinage in Britain

If you have a Roman coin that you want to identify look no further. If you want to delve deeper into the coin, emperor, or particular period the book is an excellent starting point for further and deeper research.

• Over 1600 colour photographs.
• This book provides a chronological overview of Roman coinage from the Republican period (300BC) to the early 5th century, with an emphasis on Roman coinage used in Britain.
• The text provides an introduction to the history of each period and then outlines the coinage (denominations, mints, contemporary copies etc.), using Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) and British Museum (BM) coins as illustrations.
• Throughout, indications are made of the numbers and distribution of particular Roman coin finds in Britain. Over 800 coins are illustrated in over 1600 colour photographs showing both obverse and reverse for each coin.
• There are also over 30 distribution maps.
• 224 pages, A4